500 Migrants Dead In Boat Sinking

In the Mediterranean Sea, each year, over tens of thousands of people are saved from near-death drowning incidents. According to the European Union border agency, Frontex, the migrant death rate at sea has increased so much in the past years they will start to take action because it is "unacceptable". 

Tuesday of this week, it was reported that as many as 500 migrants died when traffickers, or smugglers, sunk their boat. The traffickers were enraged with the migrants and had begun throwing sticks and screaming out at the boat for the migrants to leave. Finally, the migrants refused and the traffickers rocketed towards their boat. As some passengers found smaller boat vessels for safety, others jumped into the water or even killed themselves refusing to be abandoned at sea. A survivor reported that the traffickers might have been Egyptians and Palestinians; they waited for the boat to sink completely before sailing away, laughing the entire time.

A lot of the deaths were caused from those that were below deck, they were unable to escape fast enough and drowned. For over a week, migrants had to stay afloat in the water, trying to withstand the strength of the strong winds, huge waves, and freezing water. At least a 100 of the dead migrants were reported children.



Rescuers, looking for survivors, but also dead passengers.